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Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ketziot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 7:16 pm
Rights groups report ‘dangerous’ surge in use of rubber bullets on Palestinian inmates
Some shootings in Israeli jails caused severe injuries that went untreated, according to documents; one detainee’s testicle was removed after it was reportedly ‘crushed’ by bullet
By SAM MEDNICK
Reserve soldiers indicted for abusing a Palestinian security detainee at the Sde Teiman military detention center speak to the media outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on November 2, 2025 (Jeremy Sharon/ Times of Israel)
March 12, 2026, 11:32 pm
IDF top lawyer cancels charges against troops accused of abusing Palestinian detainee
In shock decision on Sde Teiman case, new military advocate general says evidentiary ‘complexity,’ release of alleged victim to Gaza and leak scandal compromised defendants’ right to fair trial
By Jeremy Sharon, Emanuel Fabian and Nava Freiberg
This video grab shows Mohammed Abu Selmia, former director of Shifa Hospital, who was detained by Israeli forces in November, sitting with his family after his release, along with other detainees, at a hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip on Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)
July 5, 2024, 4:56 pm
Released Gaza detainees allege torture in Israeli facilities
Former inmates say they were subjected to electric shocks, deprived of bathroom access; Israel denies torture, but is probing detention facility
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Hamas terror suspects, caught during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and ensuing war in Gaza, crouch on the ground in the courtyard of a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 28, 2024, 6:23 pm
IDF sets up committee to probe alleged torture of Palestinian terror suspects
Admitting logistic issues in processing captives from Gaza, military says panel will examine conditions of detainees at facilities to determine compliance with international law
By Emanuel Fabian and Jeremy Sharon
Suspected terrorists who were caught during the October 7 massacre and during the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, seen at a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
May 23, 2024, 1:52 pm
Rights groups petition court to shutter Negev detention facility over torture claims
Organizations cite evidence detained Gazans had surgery without anesthesia, held in agonizing positions; state approves autopsy request for Gazan doctor who died in custody
By ToI Staff
Amiram Ben Uliel, convicted of the Duma arson murder in July 2015, in which three members of the Dawabsha family were killed, attends a hearing on his appeal, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on March 7, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 1, 2022, 9:25 am
Supreme Court rejects appeal by Israeli killer of Palestinian family in arson attack
Judges say ‘no doubt’ Amiram Ben Uliel carried out ‘shocking and deeply disturbing’ crime in Duma in 2015, express concern ruling may be seen as validation of interrogation methods
By ToI Staff
Police detain protesters at a rally against police violence following the death of 19-year-old Solomon Tekah in Tel Aviv, July 3, 2019. (Neuberg/Flash90)
January 27, 2021, 8:08 pm
High Court: Police can only demand ID cards if ‘reasonable suspicion’
Court orders law enforcement to submit new regulations specifying when officers can ask for IDs, after petition charging discrimination against people of Ethiopian origin, Arabs
By Sue Surkes
Israeli police stand next to a vehicle that crashed into police officers in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, January 18, 2017. (Israel Police)
February 23, 2020, 11:28 am
Probe shows Bedouin man was shot by police in 2017 for no reason, left to die
Details from investigation into incident in Umm al-Hiran in which Yaqoub Abu Al-Qia’an and policeman Erez Levi were killed show multiple failures by forces at the scene
By Michael Bachner
Palestinians demonstrate in support of Samer Arbid, a PFLP member arrested by Israel on suspicion of carrying out a deadly West Bank bombing, near the Hadassah Medical Center Mount Scopus in Jerusalem on October 1, 2019. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
February 10, 2020, 9:30 am
Israel accused of torturing Palestinian suspects in bombing that killed teen
Rights groups say it seems security services treated period after attack that killed Rina Shnerb, 17, as ticking time-bomb scenario, and tortured detainees in violation of law
By Agencies
Right-wing activists protest alleged Shin Bet torture of Jewish terror suspects, staging mock torture scenes in Tel Aviv, December 25, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 29, 2018, 10:44 am
Jailhouse informants, sexual harassment: How Shin Bet got Duma suspects to talk
Court’s 188-page decision regarding admissibility of confessions given under duress shows how severe tactics led to a 17-year-old’s suicide attempt
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: A right-wing Jewish activist holds a sign reading, "Do not torture me" outside the Duma terror attack trial in Petah Tikva on December 28, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 21, 2018, 8:37 am
In quashing Duma confessions given under duress, did court prohibit torture?
Despite judges’ desire to limit scope of decision, conclusion that interrogation methods used by Shin Bet ‘severely violated’ far-right Jewish suspects’ rights deemed unprecedented
By Jacob Magid
Right-wing activists attend a protest in Tel Aviv, staging alleged torture by the Shin Bet against Jewish terror suspects (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 1, 2018, 8:51 am
In first, Israel opens brutality probe against Shin Bet interrogator
Investigation ordered by Justice Ministry 18 years after establishing unit to deal with complaints against security agency
By JTA
Illustrative: An IDF soldier sits in a military court. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
December 24, 2017, 10:13 pm
Police officer indicted for urinating on Palestinian prisoner
Yaakov Ben Nissim Cohen charged with abuse of blindfolded, handcuffed detainee in 2007, after High Court overturns decision to close case
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: The police station in Maale Adumim (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 1, 2017, 6:45 pm
Policeman to be tried for urinating on Palestinian
High Court overturns decision to close case of officer said to have relieved himself on blindfolded, handcuffed detainee
By Sue Surkes
Joint (Arab) List leader MK Ayman Odeh was injured during a protest against house demolitions in the Negev town of Umm al-Hiran on January 18, 2017. (Courtesy/Arab Joint List)
January 23, 2017, 5:44 am
Rights groups call for criminal probe over alleged police shooting of Arab MK
Ayman Odeh, lightly hurt during deadly violence at Negev Bedouin village last week, said he was assaulted by officers during protest
By ToI Staff
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